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St. Paul Man Charged with Threatening Mayor Her in Wake of Political Assassinations
Prosecutors say Pao Her Lee posted videos referencing recent political killings and asking whether the mayor and her husband would be killed too.
- On Tuesday, prosecutors charged 49-year-old Pao Her Lee with felony threats of violence and harassment against Mayor Her, following videos posted June 14, 2025, depicting her and the late Melissa Hortman with bullet holes.
- Lee allegedly posted the videos the day Melissa Hortman was killed, asking if the mayor would be killed next, later telling investigators he posted them 'to be funny' because he works as a blogger.
- Mayor Her, who did not know Lee, felt 'concerned for herself and terrified for her family' after watching videos that allegedly called on the Hmong community to kill her.
- Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said threatening violence is 'reprehensible,' and the case is being prosecuted in Hennepin County to avoid a conflict of interest in Ramsey County.
- Lee faces one count of felony threats of violence and two counts of gross misdemeanor harassment; he is scheduled to appear in Ramsey County District Court on July 10.
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St. Paul man charged with threatening Mayor Her in wake of political assassinations
ST. PAUL — Videos that surfaced online showed St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her and Melissa Hortman with bullet holes in their foreheads, according to charges announced Wednesday, June 17. They were posted on the same day that Hortman, former speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, was assassinated, along with her husband at their Brooklyn Park home. Prosecutors charged a 49-year-old St. Paul man with threats of violence and harassment agains…
St. Paul man charged with threatening Mayor Kaohly Her in wake of political assassinations
Videos that surfaced online showed St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her and Melissa Hortman with bullet holes in their foreheads, according to charges announced Wednesday. They were posted on the same day that Hortman, former speaker of the Minnesota House of…
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